CULT OF BEAUTY.

Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 301, 19 December 1931, Page 20 (Supplement)

CULT OF BEAUTY.

Exercises for the Would-be Slender. A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. (By A PARIS BEAUTY SPECIALIST.) No vague preacMng about vigour, circulation, pep, ever had the effect on me, that those bulges and bunches had when suddenly they revealed themselves in my mirror one day. What! I was getting a tummy 1 1 was spreading below the belt! Well, I would soon find out whether there was anything in gymnastics and exercise. And so—this a personal experience—3 began studying, going to gymnasiums, etc. Finally, I evolved a series of exercises for my figure. A tummy, wide hips, and that solidifying of the body below the belt that goes on insidiously till the slenderness which remains about your shoulders and bust look skinny and out of proportion, make, any woman look old. Here are a few exercises which may help any woman who would like t« wriggle back into slenderness: 1. Lie flat on your back on the floor, feet together, arms stretched out at shoulder level, so that your outline is that of a cross. Raise your right leg, swing it over your left leg, up towards your left hand, till you put your right foot in your left hand. Swing the leg back to its position beside the other. Repeat 10 times, then reverse, swing the left leg over the right, till you can grasp the left foot in your right hand, and repeat 10 times. As the weeks go by IHI ill ® SHI BE @1 IS S 3 GB ®SI Ei ® GB HI SI GB HI 5

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you should be able to do this exercise more and more easily, and by that time 6ome of the cushions of fat will be off your tummy. 2. Lie on your right side on the floor—your right arm under your right ear and stretched up beyond your head—vour left hand .planted, palm down, in front of waist to prevent your body from rolling over. You are going to do’ exercise fast and vigorously. You start with your legs together on a straight line with your body. Now separate them, swing the right leg back, the left leg forward, feet stretched, and toes pointed to lengthen the straight line of each leg. Force the right leg back, as far as it will go. Push the left leg forward till your toes are on a lino with your eyes. Then reverse, left leg back, right leg forward, repeat, swinging the legs past each other like the blades of lively sheers. During this exercise your body is resting on your right hip, right side, your right ear pressing on your right arm. Swing your legs quickly, decidedly, to the rhythm of a fox trot. Have your gramophone beside you. You will break your bumps of fat there on your hips, where the skin grows red. After 50 counts, roll over on your left side, and repeat the 50 counts. Better do this exercise on a blanket or thick rug.

3. Sit on floor with trunk and head tilted back, your hands planted palms down on the floor about 12 inches behind you for support, your knees drawn up slightly in a relaxed position, feet together. Your weight is on your hands and buttocks. Sway your body slightly forward, back again—forward—back. Feel tlie rubbing as you shift the pressure on your weight? That rub will break down the bulge of fat that spoils the lines of your gown. Repeat 50 times. Keep your arms straight, hands and feet still.

4. Now practise a circular movement, shifting your weight forward to the right side, back towards the end of your spine, over to the left—round and round —then in the opposite direction. Feel the deep circular rubbing just where your figure needs hardening down ? Do that for a full minute, rhythmically and slowly enough to describe* the circle with the full pressure of your weight at every point. 5. Lie flat on your back on the floor—arms stretched out at shoulder level in the fashion of a cross, feet together. Raise your legs together. Keep your knees straight while you describe a great circle in the air with your feet—swing the legs towards the right and upwards. At the high point of your circle the legs are straight up at right angles to your body. Theit continue the circles to the left and down. Do this deliberately and slowly. That slow, controlled movement is great for soft back and hip muscles. Keep your feet off the ground, swinging your legs in great circles—round and round, always with straight knees, for a full minute.